HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3566        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2892

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Malia

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/20/2017

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

 

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Dylan Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3566        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2892

By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2892) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Elder Affairs to develop a curriculum and training program on the prevention of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  Elder Affairs.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to LGBT awareness training for aging services providers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 19A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 41 the following section:-

Section 42. The department shall develop a curriculum and training program on the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and on improving access to services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and caregivers. The training program shall be completed by all providers of services who contract with or receive funding from the department, Aging Service Access Points or the MassHealth Office of Long Term Care, or whose services are certified by the department.

SECTION 2. The training curriculum established pursuant to section 42 of Chapter 19A of the General Laws shall be completed within 9 months of enactment of the legislation, and a provider shall commence the training program within 12 months of employment.